Samuel JohnsonHe was a servant to the public, a writer for hire. He was a hero, an author adding to the glory of his nation. But can a writer be both hack and hero? The career of Samuel Johnson, recounted here by Lawrence Lipking, proves that the two can be one. And it further proves, in its enduring interest for readers, that academic fashions today may be a bit hasty in pronouncing the "death of the author." |
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... play less as a script for acting than as a classical text for readers to pore over , and he brings to bear the same ... player but a genuine man of learning . The very first observation on the specimen sheet of proposals , in fact ...
... plays differ from other sorts of writing , what talents a writer most needs , and of course the issue that Johnson never ... play is founded on untruth , or " the darkness of igno- rance . " To be sure , Johnson raises the charge only to ...
... play . The theme of Irene is apostasy . From the moment that a beautiful Christian cap- tive is tempted to give up ... Plays of William Shakespeare.
Contents
the Western Islands of Scotland | 234 |
The Lives of the English Poets | 259 |
Johnsons Endings | 295 |
Copyright | |
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